Mounting Thumbnails

[meade]

I am formalizing my collection (finally) into a pretty impressive display. Over 2,200 inventoried specimens and faceted stones to match the rough. I am a very crafty person, and often find tricks to make one technique serve another.
Any input on using hot glue to mount specimens? Stronger bond, CLEAR (instead of the ugly blue/yellow/white) putty. Can be snapped right off. Can balance specs on base.

Any input?

[parfaitelumiere]

Hi Meade,
Do you have pics of some samples?
I used hot glue,and put sampels on crystal plastic stands,but sometimes glue is hard to remove without damages.
I have seen some guys who use wax,not terrific too.
I have tried a special black resin,molded in a cartoon ,and put the sample as I want it to stay,then I work on the base to make it pretty,and it creates a special unique base.
When the sample on black background,seems it stands alone,not too bad.

[belnor]

Pictures everybody! I don;t have a camera yet, but when I get one will post some pics.

[parfaitelumiere]

Here is a 3,5cm pyro from Les farges mine in France:



A 3cm french "herki" quartz,with siderite:



and a 2cm burmese mushroom rubellite: